Memorial Medical Center's CEO Answers FAQs, Part 2
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 -- 10:14 AM
-Why do we need a new hospital when population is declining? I don’t want my taxes going up because of a new hospital? I thought you were broke? …are just a few common voice mails that Memorial Medical Center’s CEO, Ryan Neville, receives on a regular basis.Since becoming the CEO in 2014, Ryan and the Board of Directors launched a 5 year strategic plan to provide high quality healthcare locally and MMC will best reach this goal with a new facility. Another question Ryan is frequently asked is what are we building? Their vision for MMC is to be the medical campus that caters to advanced outpatient services such as primary/specialty care, diagnostics, same-day surgery, wellness/rehabilitation and comprehensive programs such as cancer and heart. Their inpatient bed capacity will decrease from 25 beds to 16 beds however their operating rooms will increase from 1 to 2 suites. Many people have to drive to over 30 minutes to receive specialty outpatient services that MMC could provide with new space.
MMC is currently in conversations to partner with specialists from Marshfield and Eau Claire to deliver those services in their new building locally. The opportunity to host additional specialists on a consistent basis with the right technology has been exciting for both MMC and the Marshfield Clinic. In addition, the new building will improve technology for their trauma program, potentially adding a community wellness center and continue to support a new 50 bed skilled nursing facility with a short term rehabilitation program and assisted living center.
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Part 1: http://cwbradio.com/news/?fn_mode=fullnews&fn_id=18830
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